I sense a increase the general frustration against and a malaise amongst the modellers about the manufacturers. The fine detail models are great but at what cost for ££££££ and longevity. Can't get my Hornby 56 / 60's to run well on Lenz system and decoders and the rubber O-rings on the sprung buffers have all perished and the buffers are now glued. Bachy sprung buffers may be crude but have longevity. That said having ordered some spare wheelsets from Barwell for Locos that, despite countless attempts to reset the back-to-back wobble like crazy, they sent 47 instead of 37 wheels and then when the alleged correct ones arrived they were a significantly smaller diameter (14.2 not 15mm !!) Well at least I could use them for centre-axles and ameliorate the pivoting effect of said centre axle being too low. But at least I got the spares; there are so many parts on models these days that when things get broken often the only option is to buy another loco to used as a source of spares - now that's just bananas. Now not for one minute am I saying we go back to the basics of Lima but for value for money something better detailed but without so many bits that can and do fall off (and that doesn't include when in transit via mail order) would suit me just fine. Then I don't mind the few quid I spend on laser glaze etc.
Personally, I've been let down by too many Red box products so no longer buy and wistfully hope that other manufacturers eventually pick up some of the classes I want. Or maybe I've just had 10 lemons :-(